Catherine Campbell, Mental Health Coordinator at St. Nicholas St. William Parish in Los Altos, piloted Sanctuary for Teens, a free mental health series from Sanctuary Mental Health Ministries.

Franciscan School of Theology at the University of San Diego is now offering a Doctor of Education in Catholic Thought in Practice. The program includes a track for Mental Health Ministry.

We join with Pope Leo XIV in praying that children, and all people facing mental health challenges, “always find a community that welcomes them, listens to them, and accompanies them.”

This month, the Pope’s prayer intention is for prayer with the Word of God. For those of us who live with a mental health challenges, the Word of God assures us that God understands our struggles and always wants to offer us spiritual support.